Up Next
Back to Show
American Experience
The Army Corps of Engineers' Assignment
Stretching 1,500 miles through the sub-arctic wilderness, the Alaskan Highway was built to defend Americans from threats in the Pacific. The monumental job was assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers. The order was deceptively simple: build a road to Alaska as fast as possible. The Corps rushed over 10,000 men and 250,000 tons of equipment, materials, and supplies north on troop trains.
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:53:50
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:50:17
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
Unlock with PBS Passport
2:16:40
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:44:52
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:50:24
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:50:37
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
Unlock with PBS Passport
2:47:05
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.